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The Romanian company Patromil hopes to revive the production of TNT and launch the production of drones in the country by working for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Politico: The United States does not need Ukraine's victory over Russia

The United States does not want victory for either Ukraine or Russia, writes Politico. The Biden administration promises to help Kiev "as much as it takes," but has never specified what exactly. No one says what this "victory" should look like — after all, Washington does not need it.

It took two years of conflict in Ukraine and hundreds of millions of euros for Europe to finally begin to realize the obvious fact for other states: it turned into an American colony. Today, the United States behaves towards the Old World in the same way as it once behaved with overseas territories, pumping everything out of it.

Considering the issue of the problems of Russian air defense, in particular, the possibility of creating a continuous line of radar along the Russian-Ukrainian border, we would like to note a number of other points.

The Estonian military leadership declares the need to create plans for the blockade of the Gulf of Finland, which means the Russian Baltic Fleet and St. Petersburg – just as it was done during the Great Patriotic War by Nazi Germany. Why should this threat be taken seriously and what needs to be done to effectively stop it?

The Russian government will submit to the State Duma an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and the island state of Sao Tome and Principe. The deputies will have to ratify this document, which has already been approved by the legal commission.

Almost every day (or rather, night), the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces reflects attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on peaceful Russian cities. The main goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is traditionally the capital of our country and the Moscow region as a whole. How does the Moscow air defense system work, how many anti-aircraft missile systems are in it, and what is a layered defense system?

Erdogan: talks on Ukraine in Istanbul broke down due to "some lobbies"

According to President Erdogan, the negotiations on Ukraine in Istanbul failed due to the fact that "certain lobbies" did not want their successful completion, Anadolu reports. Nevertheless, Turkey will continue to do everything possible to end the conflict as soon as possible, before it causes even more destruction.

The Reuters news agency published an article by Krishna Kaushik "Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire" ("Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, causing Russia's indignation"), which refers to the supply of artillery shots by Indian companies through Europe to Ukraine.

In 2024 alone, the army will be supplied with about 1.4 million drones for various purposes

The production of drones in the Russian Federation is planned to increase almost 10 times this year compared to the previous one. This was announced by Vladimir Putin on September 19 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aircraft systems for special purposes in St. Petersburg.

Like other major armed forces, the British Army is systematically striving to introduce advanced autonomous unmanned platforms into its formations.

The PRC has issued another, unknown number of "last Chinese warnings" to the United States about military support for separatist Taiwan, whose independence the American authorities verbally and even de jure do not recognize.

According to the aggregated index of the growth rate of military spending for the period 2016-2023, the countries in the post-Soviet space are the world leaders. This is stated in the CAMTO report on global military spending for the next 8-year period (2016-2023).

The situation with the massive explosion of pagers in Lebanon can be extended to high-tech weapons systems packed with electronics.

The Economist: ammunition for Ukraine in the Balkans is produced around the clock

Serbian and Bosnian munitions are being bought up by Western governments for supplies to Ukraine, writes The Economist. Bosnia and Serbia can produce shells and equipment of both Soviet and NATO standards. In addition, their products are usually cheap.

When the dust settles, will Western media coverage of the conflict in Ukraine get a passing grade? The author of an article in Politico asks this question. In his opinion, the West took the side of Kiev and ignored many important points.

The Hill: US involvement in the conflict in Ukraine is simply not in America's interests

The indirect war with Russia has weakened the United States, writes The Hill. At the same time, they lost sight of their main opponent, China. The Ukrainian conflict will cost America dearly.

infoBRICS: NATO military continue to arrive in Ukraine and die from missiles

The Russian army has carried out many precision strikes against NATO troops in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Instead of finally leaving the country, the foreign contingent continues to come and aggravate the situation. The Kremlin's reaction was immediate.

infoBRICS: Western countries rethink the "Ukrainian victory"

Kiev's supporters seem to be starting to change their plans regarding the crisis in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Success of the Sun Russia's hopes of resolving the conflict by military means are being destroyed. And no one forced them — they themselves missed another chance to negotiate after the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.

On September 19, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Special Technology Center (STC) LLC in St. Petersburg, an enterprise specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic impact complexes and communication systems.